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Bet ween- You and Mie m mBy RLITI('OLES Beauty ls the promise of happiness. Stenehal. (Henri Beyle) 1783-1842 How many of us watcbed the Sound of Music this past week? No doubt tbousands, maybe for the tenth or more time. Sugary and syrupy? No, I don't tbink so at ail. The most uplifting and inspiring film on! record, as far as we are concerned, and many others feel the same way. A natural way of life for many people gracious and cbarming, softly spoken words and beauty everywhere. In time of trouble-courage and for- titude carried out in the most wonderful way. War is one tbing and confrontation another. They are not comparable as confrontation can be done away with wbile war has to be dealt with. Wars are fought and batties won with great loss of life and agony for ail; confrontation brings neither peace of mind nor stature to anyone or to the well being of our country. The- scenery in the Sound of Music 15 50 magnificent and s0 true of Austria. Parts of the country are some of the most beautiful in the world. Several years ago I met the Baroness in Vermont at ber absolutely wonderful hotel. This was before the terrible fire which caused such havoc and misery. In a setting much like ber native home, with the mountains as a backdrop, the valleys and a lake, it is a dream of a place an inspiration. The flower boxes overflowing with blooms, the trees and the chapel, it is a place of peace. The charming woodsy buildings filled with an- tiques, books, pictures and treasures from the past gave tbe place a certain charm wbich would be hard to duplicate. As for the dinfing room it was one of the very best I have ever been in anywhere in the world. Great ser- vice, superb food, (just the rigbt amount, flot one ounce too much) and aiways served in a wonderful tasty way. If you fancy rich Austrian cakes and desserts they are there in abundance along with delicious Austrain wines. The gift shop is beyond ail expectations. I hear the buying is done witb great care. Often as we walked about from tbe gift sbop to the hotel or guest b ouses we, would see the Baroness tearing about in ber mini-sport car, at what seemed to be great speed generaily, the back of the car filled to overflowing witb flowers. No doubt one of ber good deeds of the day. This film brinigs memnories of our visit to Austria in tbe winter about 20 years ago. We had a lovely fiat in Igies just outside of Innsbruck, the most pic- turesque town anywhere. Those beautiful old buildings with pastels painted on the outer walls, wbat a picture they werel1 We had an apartment in a Doctor's home which he and bis family occupied in the summer while in the winter they lived in town surrounded by mountains and vaileys. Tbe Doctor would cail for bis rent, stand by a window, look out and say "il have travelied ail over the world and neyer have I seen such beauty."1 We agreed. At sunset every piece of snow and Ice sparkled like a million pink diamonds almost intense enough to make'you blink. We were there at the time of the pre-olympies, bob sledding every day and downhill skiing. I had known the manager of the Canadian bobsied team many years before, so we were invited to ail the parties. I spent a good part of my tinie iooking at the ciothes - those -wonderful European clothes! Everyone was weil dressed, ail in sports clothes. The, business men went to their offices in wonder- fully good Iooking sports togs so they couid ski at noon for an hour. The matrons often in lovely ski pants with a mink coat to keep them warm. We did not see any Austrian children playing anywhere they were always on skiis or on rodelin sieights. Bobsled and rodelin runs were the order of the day and I was asked if my daughter couid com- pete and train for a team. No doubt quite an honour, but I said no right off the bat because it was a dangerous sport and we saw some rather awfui ac- cidents. This was the year of the greatest snowfall in Europe, even in the south where we saw snow fali for the first time in 200 years. What utter panic that caused and we werein the middle of ît. watching, the Spaniards fiee for cover when the first few flakes fell and there they stayed while business came to a standstill. Back to Austria and that wonderful snow, dry and fluffy wbile the warm sun beats down. A great thing to do is to sit outside, weli dressed and warm, on comfortable garden chairs, eat your lunch and sip hot gluwine. This was a treat, something to be reiished for years to corne. I had hoped to bring a lot of this atmosphere home but it is often not sunny, too damp, and flot enough snow for these amenities. The trees are s0 green, a vivid green, due probably to an excess of potassiumf in the soul and this must appiy in summer to the flowers. How I long to see Austria in the spring but we have pic- tures taken by my daughter which must suffice until we return. It was interesting- to watch the various com- petitors in the races. The English men taiked about WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 14, 1983, PAGE 5 their mothers and toid us we must meet themi1 A lot of the Canadians enjoyed their drinks. The BLOOD Americans were their own jolly selves. We were TRANSFUSION toid the Italians had apartments in our house but we SERVICE neyer saw them. Eariy to bed and early to rise. Who do you think won? The Italians 1 What 1 wish for myseif I wish for others and s0 in time I hope many Canadians may enjoy Austria as we did. BRIDGE RESULTS The foilowing are the resuits of the Whitby Duplicate Bridge Club which meets eacb week in the Regal Room of the Centennial Comnmunity Centre. North and South: Mr. and Mrs. Lee Evans, 72; Mr. Bert VanNoord and Mr. Hlenk Hellendoorn, 71½i/; Mrs., Hugh Baker and Mrs. Jack Frost, 66½/; Mr. and Mrs. Ken Cunliffe, 65. East and West: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sher- wood, 83; Mrs. P. N. Spratt and Mrse Donald Wilson, 78; Mrs. Jacoba Scbram and Mrs. Henk Hellendoorn, 681/2; Mrs. George Steffler and Miss Georgie Bovay, 651/2. The club welcomes any new members. Those interested can cali 668-3605. The resuits of duplic ate bridge are presented each week in the Free Press. I (416) 668-5803 I - - Introducton servio Electric plenum heater wishes to meet oil furnace. O)4ect, fuel oil savings.* Kissing that oid flame goodbye isn't the only way to reduce your oil consumption. If that oil furnace is stil in good shape, you can take advantage of con- vertmng to a dual energy heating system. Instead of repiacing your furnace, intmoduce it to an electric plenum heater, heat pump or base- board heaters. 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We'il tell you about the advantages of dual energy heating systems and special assistance that could iead to everi greater savings. GCo Electriac4:2 CatiWhitby* Hydro 128 Brock St., S., Whitby 668-5878 Customers of Ontario Hydiu should contact 'their Local Arça Office. m 1 o: o THE CORPORATION 0F gel. ~ TH ETOWN OF WH ITBY REMOVAL 0F SN0W AND ICE FROM SIDEWALKS IN THE TOWN 0F WH ITBY Take notice that By-law 164-69 of the Town of Whitby requires that every occupant andior owner of property In the Town of Whitby clear the snow and bce from the Sidewalk(s> adjoinlng their property wlthin twelve <12) hours after the fall0f snow or freezing rain. The co-operation of ail such occupants and owners of property is requested to avo16 any unnecessary Inconvenience. A. JAMES ALLEN, Municipal Law Enforcement Offiber, Corporation 0f the Town of Whbtby, 575 Rossland Road East, Whitby, Ontario,. LiN 2M8 m 1 m m